Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-18
WORK OF The COMMITTEES
RAILROADS,

gave snort nearing on tn,
pe.'ioh Tor an amendment to the charter o.
the Penobscot Central railroad E~.cu
Daniel +. Davis appeared for the pet;t;ono,.
and Charles P. Stetson, Esq. for the r.
gor & Piscataquis railroad The onnosi,;or
70 the amendment was based on the rronnt
that the b. & Z. road already have a cbarter
over the route from Bangor to Milo the
ground which the Penobscot Central NO
poses to cover, and would build a road a, No
distant day. But the chief matter Of interss,
was The act to amend the charter of the T',ke
Magantic railroad giving them charter 70
construct their road from Greenyille ~
brownvlile. thence around the lower end Of
ochoodlc Lake to Mattawamk Gag. This
or'hes the line Of the road within from six IN
Ten miles from the B & p, while heretofore
there mas been fifteen mile limit between
.ne proposed Megantic line and the B & p
ne hegantic company represent that thew
nave MADE numerous surveys and have been
u"aoie 10 nnd route north of the one asked
Tor where the grade would not in some placas
De more than 10 feet to the mile. which was
Inc limit allowed BY the contract wirh tho
pr Vlncial railroad. The city of Bangor on
posed on the ground that the proposed NJ.
eanuc line would be parallel to the b. & p
anu interfere with its chartered rights and
business. 1t was expected that the b. & p.
ROAD would become connecting lick be-.
tween the Megantic at Moosehesd and the
Maine Central. The grades of the Il g. p
could be altered so as to conform to th- 10
loot limit. Charles +. Woodward, ESQ. of
Bangor was counsel for the NJ intic; Chas.
r. otetson, Esa., tor the city of Bangor
orvilie Baker, Esq, and j. II. Drum.
Ihohd' Esq, for the interests of the Maine
central, when has contract with the Me-
gahtic from Mattawamkeag to Vanceboro.
hon Moses Giddings made statement in
the interest OF Bangor, and Mr.. James Ross
engineer, who had made surveys tor the Me.
gantic, was called by the petitioners and tes
tined as to the grades and Topography of the
country. Other witnesses were examined
ana the hearing continued into the evening
Inc hearing was neId in the Senate Cnam.
Der ana large number of gentlemen inter-
esteo were present, many being from Il sltast
| Inc bangor people IN attendance were Hon
Moses Giddlngs, A. g. Wakefield, J. l. Cut
Ter, +. Is. Neaiiey, Lysander Strickland. j.
+. Bass. 5. f. Humphrey, }. w. Palmer, j.
l.. Crosby, Frank hight, Phllo Strickland,
w. L. Pearson, b. B. Thatcher, H. L.
Mitchell. I. G. Farris, c +. Bragg, H. r.
Close, +. o. Beal, Chas. Gibson, Q. w.
Davis, q. A. Davenport, w. z. Walker, E.
+. Walker, c. w. Coffin, J. T. Mulvanev,
Chas. + Field, Wilson Crosby, Harry Mer-
rill, DIR. Strickland, w. ii. Strickland, NJ
s Drummond, Arthur Brown, Henry Tnomp-
son, w. Il. Clayton.
COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND GAME.
Hon. j. G. Talbot addressed the commit.
| lee at considerable length on the enforce
| ment of the game law in Washington county.
lie objected chiefly to the bills of the war
dens. During the year 1886 the total cost of
1 gn f.,rn Ian
He would have the fish and game laws separ
ated and the latter enforced by sheritfs and
their deputies. He would be willing, how
ever, to have Il good man appointed 10 each
county to look alter offenders against the
law, who should have aids. He would have
| no hunting deer with dogs or during crust.
he abundance OF deer in his county he at
trlouted to the determination of the wolves,
and to superior enforcement of the law.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
Voted to present bill licensing dogs, 81
for males. 81 for females; to recomend a
bounty Of 10 cents on each crow to increase
the number of the agricultural reports from
| 10000 to 10000; to report in favor of raising
| the stlpeuds of the Eastern and Maine State
fairs from $500 To $1,000 each, providing that
the organizations raise like amounts leave to
Withdraw to the petitioners for ar increase IN
the salary of the secretary of the Board OF
Agriculture; leave to Withdraw to the petit
TONERS tor an increase of the appropriation
tor institute work from $l400 to $500.
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
hearing was given on the bill providing
| tor compulsory Inventories of property for
taxatlon The bill is the same as the Yer
mont law aud 1t is SAID TO operate very sue
cessfully in that State. Judge Savage of Au-
| burn appeare in its favor. rhe committee
had further consideration of the Bar Har-
Dor Wa er Co. question, bnt came to no de-
csion. 1t is SAID the committee Is evenly
decided.
| COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR WATERS.
l. This committee occupied about all the
afternoon IN hearing the petition of Maxwell
and others for the passage OF bull prohlb-
| lung the throwing of sawdust into Chatance
| river. There was large number of wit
nesses. Geo. W Heselton of Gardiner and
j. l.. Browne of Bowdoinham appeared for
the petitioners, and l.. c. Cornish of this
city for the remonstrants. The matter was
| tabled.
| COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS.
| Belfast people had the floor for several
hours. the bill making the jurisdiction of
| trial justices IN that city equal TO that of its
municipal Judge being considered. COM
mittee consisting of Geo. +. Bracket. Esq.
Rev Messrs. Judkins and Wentworth, repre-
scented the . t:tioners. Mayor Baker and
other city officers and gentlemen opposed.
DIVISION OF Towns.
The hearing on the division of the town of
Piuston was completed Several additional
witnesses were examined and A. M Spear,
Esq, argued the case for the petitioners, and
Mr. b. +. Fuller for the remonstrants. The
committee entered into executive session but
did not agree or report.
COMMITTEE ON STATE PRISON.
The committee met and voted to recon-
mend the Governor and Council TO inquire
into the expediency of employing the con-
victs in the State prison in manufacturing
chairs. whips brooms and baskets.
Sweden and the Swedes"
Last evening Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr.,
ex-miuister to Sweden, delivered his cele-
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